Otterswang (Pfullendorf)

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Otterswang
City of Pfullendorf
Former municipality coat of arms of Otterswang
Coordinates: 47 ° 57 ′ 30 ″  N , 9 ° 13 ′ 42 ″  E
Height : 612 m
Area : 5.29 km²
Residents : 195  (Jun 1, 2015)
Population density : 37 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation : July 1, 1972
Postal code : 88630
Area code : 07552
Otterswang from the west
Otterswang from the west

Otterswang is one of seven localities in the town of Pfullendorf in the Sigmaringen district in Baden-Württemberg , Germany .

geography

Geographical location

Otterswang located about four kilometers north of Pfullendorf in the south of the Swabian Alb upstream end moraine of the last ice age in the valley of Kehl Bach .

Gravel extraction near Otterswang, the village itself at the top left.

In the nearby gravel pit near Weihwang there are rare so-called suitcase folds . Extensive gravel is also mined in other places in the district.

Expansion of the area

The total area of ​​the Otterswang district covers 529 hectares.

Sub-locations

The village of Otterswang includes the village of Otterswang , the hamlets of Litzelbach and Weihwang and the Hilarihof and Sägmühle farms . Furthermore, the desert areas Gunzenwiller and Hasendränkin .

history

Prehistory and early history

Four Celtic burial mounds in the forest between Kappel and Otterswang testify to prehistoric and early historical settlement of the area . Two are located east of today's town in the Kälberweid and Kappeler Birken tubs , the wooded triangle between Kappel, Otterswang and Glashütte, and near the Hilarihof. However, the settlement itself has not yet been proven archaeologically .

The Otterswang burial mounds have been incompletely examined at least three times since the 19th century. In 1832, the first noted examination by the Sigmaringen road inspector Hermann von Hövel took place. A later investigation took place under Pastor Baur from Dietershofen , who had excavated in 1882 " in concentric circles ". Presumably the burial mound examined by Baur is the one that is still clearly visible in the forest today, with an incision in a ring-shaped search ditch. It seems that he came across several graves unnoticed at the time. Finds from Otterswang are kept in the prehistory and early history collection in Sigmaringen Castle to this day , including two iron daggers from the excavation of 1882. Fragments of decorated bronze sheets have also been preserved, even remnants of the leather from the belt on which the sheets were riveted . Bronze rings adorned the arms and legs of a woman who was apparently also laid to rest in the hill.

In October 2007, the gravel construction company Valet and Ott published plans according to which a new 48 hectare mining area is to be built in this area from 2010 in order to extract six million cubic meters of gravel by 2040. The then founded citizens' initiative "Protect the forest near Otterswang / Kappel / Glashütte" criticizes the loss of the Celtic burial mounds in the center of the new mining area. In December 2007, the Pfullendorf municipal council, in contrast to the Wald municipal council, spoke out against the planned designation of an additional 20 hectares of gravel extraction areas in the Otterswang, Kappel and Glashütte areas. He refers to the current resolution from 2004, in which in the subregional plan “Raw materials close to the surface” only 23 hectares are designated as an area for securing raw material deposits, i.e. gravel mining is approved.

Preserving the barrows is not possible and requires a new examination of the barrows. Individual graves could still be stuck in the hills or deepened between the hills. Fragments that were previously overlooked would have to be adapted to the finds in the museum. With today's excavation methods one can often still see traces of textiles or wooden burial chambers and reconstruct how the mounds were built - all information that escaped excavators in the 19th century. The State Office for Monument Preservation Baden-Württemberg in the Tübingen regional council agreed in November 2007 to archiving .

In Roman times, Otterswang was part of the Roman province of Raetia . A Roman road coming from Lacus Brigantinus ( Lake Constance ), referred to as “Herweg” in the Pfullendorf district, led past the once Celtic settlement. The bronze figure of a sea, fish or lake grab comes from this time , a supposed cohort or legion mark (the false report as a sign goes back to Ludwig Heizmann in 1935), which was excavated in May 1850 in the sawmill in the village of Otterswang of a cellar was found 7 feet below the surface of the ground. This description of the find is in contradiction to another place where it was found in the literature as “in the open field” “by a Pfullendorfer citizen”.

The cast and chiseled bronze sign is covered with a greenish-gray patina . It shows a griffin protome with two front feet and a dolphin tail. Between the front paws he holds a fragmented inscription tablet with an inscription consisting almost entirely of abbreviations with ancient characters. It says CONATVS KE, separated in two lines . V. K. that, according to Karl Zell , is to be interpreted as "Conatus Centurio quintae cohortis or centuriae" . Depending on the literature, the signature has an eight-sided base with a point at the bottom, or a trumpet-shaped spout on the bottom, and was therefore to be carried on a long shaft. The style and quality of the sculpture point to Italy (area of Arezzo , Cortona or Perugia ) as the place of manufacture. This sign is probably a standard of a unit of the XIV Legion, which was given to them in honor of Emperor Nero as a sign of triumph , as they had proven themselves excellently in the fight against rebellious Britain, together with its governor C. Suetonius Paullinus .

The translation of the added inscription could read as follows: “For the (passed) dangerous risk. The XIV. Legion (bestowed) the signature after the Iceni were defeated, (C. Suetonius) Paullinus. ”According to Tacitus , the XIV. Legion was withdrawn from Britain in 67 to take part in the Orient campaign. Since the year 70, after she had fought in the Batavian uprising, she belonged again to the army standing on the Upper Rhine and until 95 moved into her old garrison in Mogontiacum (Mainz) as a stand camp . Then she was posted to Pannonia to take part in the war against the Suebi and Sarmatians under Domitian . When the legion marched off, a battle with a Germanic tribe could have occurred in Upper Germany near the Limes, in the course of which the signature was lost and ended up in the soil of the Otterswang field. It is uncertain to what extent a Roman corpse field at Bittelschießen can be linked to the battle.

The Greifensignum was brought to the capital of the former state of Baden in Karlsruhe as one of the most beautiful decorations of the "Alterthumshalle zu Baden" . It is now in the holdings of the Baden State Museum .

Middle Ages until today

The village itself was founded in the early Middle Ages and was first mentioned in 1083 as "Otoleuswanc" . Otterswang does not derive its name from Otter , but from a personal name beginning with "Ot". In the 13th century Otterswang belonged to the Lords of Reischach . On July 16, 1312 “Otoleuswanc” was bought by the Wald monastery for 22 silver marks , at that time it was named Otterswang.

During the Thirty Years War (1618–1648) the monastic hamlet of Otterswang was burned down and lay desolate for years.

Otterswang belonged to the monastery for almost 500 years, and the inclined beam of the Cistercian order is still part of the coat of arms today. It was not until the secularization due to the Reichsdeputation Hauptschluss in 1806 that Otterswang came to the Principality of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen together with the rest of the forest area . In 1850 the village came to Prussia as part of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen as Hohenzollernsche Land , until 1862 it belonged to the Prussian Oberamt Wald and since then to the Oberamt and Kreis Sigmaringen.

Since July 1, 1972 Otterswang is a sub-municipality of the city of Pfullendorf . It belonged to the Überlingen district for six months before Pfullendorf joined the Sigmaringen district in 1973.

Residents

195 inhabitants currently live in the village of Otterswang, which corresponds to around 80 households (as of June 2015). 160 of them live in the village of Otterswang, 23 in Litzelbach and 12 in Weihwang.

religion

The population of Otterswang is mainly Catholic . The parish belongs to the pastoral care unit Oberer Linzgau. In the past, the deceased were buried in the Pfullendorf cemetery. The “Totenwegle” led through the Neidling forest to Pfullendorf.

politics

Local council

The village of Otterswang has its own local council , which consists of seven voluntary local councils including a local mayor as chairman. The local council is directly elected by the people. The electoral term lasts five years. Since the municipal elections in Baden-Württemberg in 2014, the local council has been composed as follows:

Local council election
Otterswang 2014
 %
60
50
40
30th
20th
10
0
57.9%
42.1%
Gains / losses
compared to 2009
 % p
 14th
 12
 10
   8th
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
  -8th
-10
-12
-14
-12.5  % p
+ 12.5  % p
Parties and constituencies %
2014		 Seats
2014		 %
2009		 Seats
2009
CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany 57.9 4th 70.4 5
FW Free voters 42.1 3 29.6 2
total 100.0 7th 100.0 7th
Voter turnout in% 77.6 79.4

Mayor

  • 1984–2009: Willi Längle
  • since 2009: Siegbert Krall (CDU)

coat of arms

The coat of arms of Otterswang shows a split shield, in front in black a double row of red and silver cut diagonal bar (Cistercian bar ), behind in gold a black wheel .

The Cistercian bar expresses the former affiliation to the Wald monastery.

Public facilities

education

There is no regular kindergarten in Otterswang, and the primary school was also given up in 1970. With the Sprachheilkindergarten Otterswang, a branch of the Hör-Sprachzentrum Wilhelmsdorf , there is a school kindergarten with all-day courses.

societies

  • Otterswang volunteer fire department
  • Musikverein Otterswang: The music association was founded in 1898 and currently has around 35 active members.
  • Catholic rural youth movement in Otterswang
  • Church choir Otterswang
  • Kehlbachratten Otterswang eV: The Narrenverein was founded on January 26th, 1996. The name of the Kehlbach rats refers to the village stream, the Kehlbach .
  • O-Town Gugge: Is an offshoot of the Otterswanger Musikverein, which plays Guggen music during the carnival season

Culture and sights

Buildings

  • The church, consecrated to St. Fidelis , was built in the neo-Gothic style in 1858/1859. The furnishings include two valuable representations of Saint Barbara and Saint Catherine, which were made around 1730, as well as a protective cloak Madonna and a figure of Saint Fidelis.
  • There is a tithe barn in Otterswang , which was used as a warehouse in the Middle Ages to store the tithe tax in kind .
  • The old school building at the intersection of Landesstraße 456 and Kreisstraße 8242 in the direction of Zell am Andelsbach was used for many years as the “Waldesruh” inn and, after years of vacancy, as a nursery.
  • The Madlener-Haus , a small building at the end of the village street that fell victim to a fire and was rebuilt as the town hall in 1932 , is a case of renovation and is to be sold after the new construction of the village community center. The old primary school building in Espanweg was demolished for the village community center.
  • On the Bubenberg behind the "Waldesruh" there is a wooden field cross with a body of Christ.

Regular events

  • Every year on the Saturday after Epiphany, the Guggenmusiktreffen, organized by the Otterswang Music Association or the O-Town Gugge, takes place.
  • Furthermore, the big bonfire of the fool's club Kehlbachratten takes place on the Sunday after Ash Wednesday.
  • The highlight of the church year is the Fidelis Festival.

Economy and Infrastructure

Otterswang has the character of a rural village without any significant industry. Agriculture also only plays a subordinate role in income. In 1985 there were more than twenty farmers in the village, in 2015 there were only eleven: four full-time farmers, seven part-time.

traffic

The following long-distance connection runs not far from Otterswang:

The Public transport is by the Verkehrsverbund Neckar-Alb-Donau guaranteed (naldo). Otterswang is in honeycomb 448.

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Districts on the website of the city of Pfullendorf , accessed on June 3, 2015
  2. ↑ Holger Reuchlin: The Weihwang gravel pit . http://www.geo-sites.de/andereGeosites/Weihwang/index.php ( Memento from July 15, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Otterswang . In: Walther Genzmer (Ed.): Die Kunstdenkmäler Hohenzollern. Volume 2; Sigmaringen district , W. Speemann, Stuttgart 1948. pp. 273f.
  4. ↑ See Pfullendorf f) Otterswang . In: The state of Baden-Württemberg. Official description by district and municipality. Volume VII: Tübingen administrative region. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1978, ISBN 3-17-004807-4 . Pp. 834-841, here pp. 837f.
  5. ↑ Julia Lutz: Gravel mining is a hot issue . Südkurier from November 14, 2007
  6. ↑ Falko Hahn: Gravel pit in the grave hill country . Südkurier from October 17, 2007
  7. ^ Citizens' protest against gravel mining . Südkurier from November 9, 2007
  8. ↑ Municipal Council. Signatures of those affected do not lead to a negative attitude . Schwäbische Zeitung from November 29, 2007
  9. ^ Siegfried Volk: City council insists on compliance with the approved mining area. No additional gravel mining . Südkurier from December 22, 2007
  10. ^ Peter Herrmann: City history Pfullendorf. Episode 9. There are many theories about the age of Pfullendorf . Südkurier from January 30, 2007
  11. ↑ Plate 63 (right) bronze figures a: Otterswang. Sea griff . In: Philipp Filtzinger , Dieter Planck , Bernhard Cämmerer (eds.): The Romans in Baden-Württemberg . Konrad Theiss publishing house. Stuttgart / Aalen 1976
  12. ↑ Writings of the antiquities associations in Wirtenberg and Baden . In: Heidelberg Year Books of Literature. 48th year. First half. January to June . Heidelberg, Akademische Verlagshandlung von JCB Mohr, 1855. here: p. 183
  13. ^ According to the Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn (ed.): Bonner Jahrbücher . Born 1881. p. 99. titled as “Cohortenzeichen” and on p. 101. as “Legionszeichen”
  14. ↑ Peter Herrmann: A picture and its secrets . In: Südkurier from June 23, 2005
  15. ↑ Peter Schramm: Romans in Pfullendorf belong to the realm of legends . In: Südkurier of August 26, 2010
  16. ↑ Writings of the antiquities associations in Wirtenberg and Baden . In: Heidelberg Year Books of Literature. 48th year. First half. January to June . Heidelberg, Akademische Verlagshandlung von JCB Mohr, 1855. here: p. 183f.
  17. ^ A b Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn (ed.): Bonner Jahrbücher . Born in 1881. p. 101.
  18. ↑ Illustration by Baier, see double booklet of the Badischer Altherthumsverein for 1845 and 1855
  19. ↑ Cf. Karl Zell: Handbuch der Roman Epigraphik . P. 322, 1852
  20. ^ Hans Ulrich Nuber: Antique bronzes from Baden-Württemberg . Writings of the Limesmuseum Aalen No. 40. Stuttgart 1988. p. 60. Fig. 59
  21. ^ Römisch-Germanisches Museum (Hrsg.): Römer am Rhein. Exhibition of the Roman-Germanic Museum Cologne . Cologne 1967. p. 240. Plate 88
  22. ^ Elfriede Paschinger: The grasping sign in Karlsruhe . In: The Austrian Higher School . Issue 36/1. 1984
  23. ↑ See Maren Kuhn-Rehfus : The Cistercian Monastery of Wald (= Germania Sacra , New Volume 30, The Dioceses of the Church Province of Mainz. The Diocese of Constance, Volume 3 ). Walter de Gruyter. Berlin, New York 1992. ISBN 3-11-013449-7 . P. 352.
  24. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 503 .
  25. ↑ a b c d e f g h Kirsten Johanson (kaj): Otterswang: Who loves real village life . In: Südkurier from June 2, 2015
  26. ↑ Jürgen Witt (jüw): From the Celts to the Prussians . In: Südkurier from June 1, 2015
  27. ↑ Result of local council election Otterswang 2014  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on the website of the city of Pfullendorf@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.pfullendorf.de  
  28. ↑ Very high voter turnout . In: Südkurier of June 10, 2009
  29. ↑ Willi Längle resigns after 25 years . In: Schwäbische Zeitung from July 16, 2009
  30. ↑ Kirsten Johanson (kaj): Not lazy, but active . In: Südkurier from June 1, 2015
  31. ^ Claudia Wagner: Enthusiastic visitors to the Pfullendorfer city stories. In: Südkurier of March 8, 2015.